**Extra Special SEMINAR Event –

WILL (Women's Initiative in Lottery)

1:30 to 4:30 pm. on Wednesday October 30

You are invited to attend the most exciting Event and Reception- Everyone is invited to attend the Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership afternoon Session at the Park Lane Hotel  Wednesday October 30th at 1:30pm 2nd Floor Ballroom - Wear your LOTTERYEXPO NYC BADGE to be automatically registered for this event.

Meet the first WILL Scholarship Winners - sponsored by a grant  from JUMBO Interactive and nominated by their directors

Ashley Carel, Sales Operations Manager, Missouri Lottery, nominated by May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery

Jessica Micenheimer, Claims Manager, Illinois Lottery, nominated by Harold Mays, Acting Director, Illinois Lottery

Christina Price, CPA,  Director of Accounting, Louisiana Lottery, nominated by Rose Hudson, President and CEO, Louisiana Lottery

Moderated by WILL Chairperson Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO Tennessee Lottery & President of the World Lottery Association Panel Discussions to include
Gwen Dean, Director, New York Lottery
Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Lottery Education Corp.Chair of WILL; President of the World Lottery Association
Rose Hudson, President & CEO, Louisiana Lottery
Wendy Montgomery, Sr. Vice President Global Brand, Marketing, IGT
May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery
Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery
Frances Fragos Townsend, Keynote Speaker, see bio below
Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President Business Development, Pollard Banknote 

 

Sponsored by  Scientific Games

 KEYNOTE Speaker Frances Fragos Townsend (pictured left)   Executive Vice President for Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs at MacAndrews and Forbes Incorporated and Director on the Board of Scientific Games. Ms. Townsend is the former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President  George W. Bush, serving from 2004-2007. She has also served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008, Ms. Townsend joined CNN as a contributor, then moved to CBS where she is now a national security analyst and political commentator on TV. Ms. Townsend is also president of the Counter Extremism Project.  We look forward to an exciting session- NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THIS SESSION!

Questions:  Call or e-mail Paul Jason pgrijason@gmail.com

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Rebecca Paul Hargrove (President of the WLA and the President & CEO of the Tennessee Lottery)

Mission:  To drive high-performance business growth through supporting the advancement of women into top positions of lottery management, leadership and responsibility.

The purpose of WomenInLotteryLeadership.com website: To serve as a communications hub, a platform to facilitate project management and interaction across a global network of women and men to shape the future of this enterprise.  Its purpose and functions will certainly grow and evolve over time! 

On December 23, 2016, a group of Lottery industry female executives received a call to action:  to become part of an initiative aimed at encouraging the development of women in leadership in the industry.  The call came from Rebecca Paul Hargrove (President of the WLA and the President & CEO of the Tennessee Lottery) nd her colleagues of lottery CEO’s and top executives.  The leadership of WILL is deeply invested in the global Lottery business, possessing a passion for supporting strategic initiatives to sustain and modernize it.  As dedicated supporters of women in the industry, the WILL leadership has mentored many of us across the world as we strive to fulfill challenging Lottery leadership positions.  

The leadership of WILL is dedicated to the goal of creating an action-oriented movement that has passion, purpose, and produces real-world results for everyone.  Rebecca expresses the vision for PGRI Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership (WILL) as being “a highly-inclusive, multi-faceted, and ambitious program that paves a path for the talent, abilities, and passion of Lottery women professionals to realize their full potential.”  A mission that involves everyone, WILL is about giving a voice and influence to the highly-capable women who are helping to shape the future of the Lottery industry.  The goal is to create a program designed to nurture the development of our many talented women colleagues. 

There have been productive meetings and receptions to date.  Ideas and action-plans are being formulated and everyone is poised to make things happen.  Among other things, this WILL website endeavors to serve as a communications hub, a platform to facilitate interaction across a global network of women and men to shape the future of this enterprise; and also to post announcements and schedule of WILL events and services.

We invite you to communicate your thoughts and ideas for how to evolve WILL into the most meaningful and impactful enterprise it can be.  As an all-inclusive organization, we welcome your input and guidance.  The platforms to share that are being built-out as we speak.      

The WILL Group Structure will include a Board of Directors, comprised primarily of all the female CEOs of lotteries worldwide and top-ranking women from the vendor partner community, as well as male CEOs with a strong track record of mentoring and supporting women in leadership positions.

Lynne Roiter, CEO, Loto-Quebec and Secretary General, World Lottery Association, offered the following insight into WILL: The creation of WILL Is proof that the lottery industry has come a long way in the past 10 years.  Creating the environment that celebrates diversity and mentors talented professional women in Lottery will not only enable them to reach their full leadership potential but also benefits the industry and all its stakeholders.  

Stephane Pallez, President & CEO, La Française des Jeux, believes that expanding networking and mentorship opportunities for young professional women is a good way to increase opportunities for emerging female leaders. 

Sue van der Merwe, COO of Tatts Group Lotteries, sees WILL as a vehicle to help women acquire the skills and insights to forge their own unique journey towards career development and fulfillment.

May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director of the Missouri  Lottery stated, diversity should be seen as a core value of any business, and vital tool for a multi-billion dollar industry that provides millions to beneficiaries around the world.

Rose Hudson, Chief Executive Officer of the Louisiana Lottery and President of NASPL:  Business and society will benefit by a much more serious commitment to inclusion of everyone in the ideal of equal opportunity regardless of gender, race, religion or other differences. 

PGRI is pleased to administrate this exciting initiative, using its global media platform to promote WILL, and harness the industry-wide resources to support the professional development of women.  The Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership is about inclusiveness - all of us working together to help our colleagues to succeed and making sure the door is wide open for women to move into positions of responsibility and influence.